HOSA Nursing Assistant Competition Exam COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR

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HOSA Nursing Assistant Competition Exam
2026-2027 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS
YEAR

QUESTION: What residential care exists in these 4 levels:


1. domiciliary care


2. sheltered housing


3. intermediate care


4. skilled care - ANSWER-Modern long-term




QUESTION: Care delivered in _____________ residential facility is based on 3 principles:


1. promotion of independence


2. maintenance of function


3. maintenance of autonomy (freedom from external authority to make decisions about one's

health and health care) - ANSWER-Long-term care

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QUESTION: What is the cornerstone of the healing process? - ANSWER-Nutrition




QUESTION: To support and maintain life for fight disease, the body must be supplied with the

proper __________ - ANSWER-Nutrients




QUESTION: What process involves enzymes helping break down food particles to their simplest

form so that the nutrients can be absorbed by the body? - ANSWER-Digestive




QUESTION: What body system regulates neural control and the secretion of hormones? -

ANSWER-Gastrointestinal




QUESTION: Parasympathetic nerves stimulate what? - ANSWER-Digestive activity


Q; What system has greatly increased the number and types of health care settings? - ANSWER-

Health care system




QUESTION: What health care workers help individuals and aggregates (groups) to improve

health of the entire community? - ANSWER-Community health nurses

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QUESTION: What is the main difference between home health care nursing and public health

care nursing? - ANSWER-Direct care to patients




QUESTION: What major health care involves teaching patients and families to care for

themselves so as to promote independent functioning? - ANSWER-Home health care




QUESTION: What is a major source of home health care funding? - ANSWER-Medicare




QUESTION: For what do these 4 conditions have to be met for?


1. the physician has determined the need for home care


2. the patient needs intermitted skilled nursing care or physical or speech-language therapy or

continued occupational therapy


3. the patient is homebound


4. the agency providing the care is Medicare certified - ANSWER-Medicare

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QUESTION: What are the high-technology interventions (the provisions of intravenous therapy

and ventilator), hospice services, pediatric care, and mental health care for? - ANSWER-

Specialty home care services




QUESTION: What is the process of restoring an individual to the best possible health and

functioning following a physical or mental impairment and the prevention of further disability?

- ANSWER-Rehabilitation




QUESTION: Caring for what type of patient requires the coordinated services of a large number

of health care professionals to help patients stay healthy and prevent complications or injuries?

- ANSWER-Disabled




QUESTION: As an effective member of a multidisciplinary rehabilitation team, the __________

is a care planner, teacher, caregiver, counselor, coordinator, and advocate - ANSWER-Nurse




QUESTION: ________ ________ workers must consider the way a disabled individual functions

within the family and the patient and family should be involved from the outset in determining

the plan of care - ANSWER-Health care